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Bill: Science Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 4070
Description[?]:
| We propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:55:00, August 04, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Working Party | To | Debating the Science Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, This proposal would see our health service ripped off by unregulated prices and the pharmaceutical companies being more concerned with making profits than developing life saving drugs. Softwares patents would serve only to create monopolies and though this might suit the privileged 5% of society, will harm business in general. No. Mike Smith Leader of the Socialist Working Party |
| Date | 19:10:03, August 04, 2016 CET | From | Regionalist Coalition | To | Debating the Science Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, My party cannot give a position on this Bill at the current time due to internal conflict over Article 1, however I do feel I should address the comments made by Sen. Smith of the SWP. Software patents do not create monopolies, they do not serve any sort of privileged percentage of 'society', and they do not harm business. To claim these things, is to say that copyright laws have trashed literature, destroyed music, and have hung film out (in the sunlight) to dry! Protecting the intellectual property of inventors (and in this case, programmers) in Beluzia is not a cause to be rubbished. I find it troubling that members could speak out in favour of letting industries make money out of stealing others' ideas, perhaps even with no credit, revenue, or thanks given to the original creator. Sen. Keith Tompson Science & Technology Spokesperson, New Liberal Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 211 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 458 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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